integrated child development services (icds) · strengthening the package of services in icds...
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New Thrust Areas
Re-designed package of
services
– Focus on under -3 children,
Care & Counselling & Early
Stimulation
– Early Childhood Education
and Development /Pre-
school education
Focus on impact, outcomes
and results indicators
Service standards for ICDS
prescribed
Programmatic and thematic
convergence
Mission review with
participation from civil
society
Voluntary action-
Promoting nutrition, ECCE,
Child Development etc.
through partnership with
institutions
Greater Community
Participation
Provision of Jan-Sunvai,
social audits and
disclosures
Decisions of the PM’s National
Council on India’s Nutrition
Challenges
ICDS strengthening and restructuring
Multi-sectoralprogramme to address the maternal and child
malnutrition in selected 200 high-
burden districts
Launching a nation-wide information,
education and communication
campaign against malnutrition .
Bringing strong nutrition focus in sectoral
programmes - Health, Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, School Education, Agriculture
and Food & Public Distribution
ICDS was launched in 1975, which is a unique early childhood development
programme aimed at addressing health, nutrition and the development needs of
young children, pregnant and nursing mothers.
Strengthened and Restructured ICDS ICDS in Mission Mode – Steps initiated for Strengthening:
Annual Programme Implementation Plans (APIP) to be extended along with IDA
assisted ISSNIP.
Adoption of New WHO Growth Standards and joint Mothers and Child
Protection Card.
Introduction of the Five Tier Monitoring System including supervision
guidelines.
Draft Guidelines for grading and accreditation of AWCs and awards for service
providers and other stakeholders.
Roll out of revised Management Information System (MIS)
Core group on ECCE policy formulation
Enhancement of Honoraria of AWWs and AWHs
Establishment of Nutrition Resource Platform (NRP)
Steps in ICDS Restructuring
Programmatic Reforms o Repositioning the AWC as a “Vibrant ECE Centre”, to become the
village outpost for health, nutrition and Early Learning.
o Appropriate AWC building and infrastructure.
o Strengthening the package of services
o Focusing on under 3s and early child care and learning
environment.
o Strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education
o Improving Supplementary Nutrition Programme
o Care and Nutrition Counselling sessions for mothers
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Strengthening the Package of Services in ICDS Mission Mode
ECCED
•ECCE/Preschool and Non Formal Education
•Supplementary Nutrition
CARE AND NUTRITION COUNSELLING
•IYCF promotion and Counselling
•Maternal Care and Counselling
•Care, Nutrition, Health and Hygiene Education
•Community based Care and Management of underweight children
HEALTH SERVICES
•Immunization and Micronutrient Supplementation
•Health Check Up
•Referral Services
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND IEC
• IEC Campaigns and Drives
o Management of severely and moderately underweight children (village nutrition counselling and Sneh Shivir)
o Focusing on children with special needs
Table: Supplementary Nutrition Cost Revisions
Category Existing Norms
(w.e.f. 16.10.08)
Revised norms
(per beneficiary per day)
Children 6-72 Months Rs 4.00 Rs 6.00
Severely Underweight Children Rs 6.00 Rs 9.00
Pregnant Women & Nursing Mothers Rs 5.00 Rs 7.00
o Strengthening Human Resources
o Capacity development to ensure professional child development services
o Promoting community ownership
Management Reforms o Decentralized planning, management and flexible architecture
o Ensuring convergence
o Strengthening governance
o Strengthening ICDS MIS
o Use of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
o Allocating adequate financial resources
Institutional Reforms o ICDS in Mission Mode
o Guidance and supervisory bodies
o Greater involvement of PRIs